Thompson River University

Thompson River University

Thompson River University belongs to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Currently, the university has over 20,000 students enrolled, including over 3,500 international students from over 100 countries.

General introduction

Thompson Rivers University was founded in 1970 in Kamloops city, Canada. The school is one of the largest public schools in Canada with more than 200 graduate, bachelor's, certificate, college preparatory programs to ESL programs, online education. as well as ESL programs and online education. The government recognizes the university as one of Canada's largest comprehensive universities.

Awards and achievements

• One of the largest public universities in Kamloops city.
• Belonging to the top 11 public universities in British Columbia.
• Recognized by the government as one of the largest comprehensive universities in Canada.
• Ranked 56th in the ranking of Canadian National Universities.

Facilities

The university has two main campuses located in the south of British Columbia:

• Kamloops Campus: The campus is 250 hectares wide located in the southwest of the city, it takes 1.5 hours from Kelowna, 3.5 hours from Vancouver and about a day's drive to Calgary, Prince George, Victoria, or Seattle.
• Dormitory:

1. North Tower Residence: The dormitory consists of 11 buildings with a view of the whole city, which has a total capacity of 570 students. Especially, these buildings have a view of the whole city.
2. McGill Residence: The dormitory is located on the south side of the school, it is able for 302 students with 4-bedrooms.
3. East Village: Can include 250 students

• William Lake Campus: Located in the Cariboo center with new facilities, small class sizes, and lower costs.

Courses and programs

TRU provides 140 offline programs, and approximately 60 online programs by Open Learning Division, in the following faculties and schools:

• Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism
• Faculty of Arts
• School of Business and Economics
• Faculty of Education and Social Work
• Faculty of Law
• School of Nursing
• Science
• Faculty of Student Development
• School of Commerce and Technology

Cost of study

• Tuition:
• English Program: 6,900 CAD/semester (maximum 12 credits/4 classes) 

8,400 CAD/semester (15 credits/5 classes)

• College/Bachelor program: 7,540 CAD/semester (maximum 12 credits/4 classes)

9,177 CAD/semester (15 credits/5 classes)

• Post-Baccalaureate Diploma: 7,540 CAD/semester (12 credits/4 classes)

 9,150 CAD/semester (15 credits/5 classes)

• Housing: Students can choose to live in a dormitory, with a host family or rent a house off campus
• Homestay: Registration fee: CAD 150 

Deposit: 420 CAD

Housing fee (3 meals a day, private room): 3,500 CAD/semester

• Dormitory: Registration fee: 100 CAD

Room rate: 7,950 CAD/2 semesters (North Tower)

5,310 CAD/2 semesters (McGill Residence)

5,650 CAD/2 semesters (East Village)

Entry Requirements

• College/Bachelor's Program: High School Diploma
• Graduate Program: Bachelor's Degree, Resume, Letter of Intent, Letter of Recommendation.
• English: Minimum TOEFL iBT 88 (No band less than 20)/IELTS 6.5 (No band less than 6.0) or complete ESL English program.

Scholarship

Scholarship value: From 1,000 – 3,000 CAD/year for colleges, universities, and postgraduate. 

Request:

• GPA of the last 3 years from 8.0 or higher
• Sign up for college, undergraduate and graduate programs
• Register for admission 3 months before the enrollment period

Website: https://www.tru.ca/

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